British and German Raid Night Assaults Across Europe
British air force bombed Wilhelmshaven and Emden docks and struck northwest Germany Holland and Brest during a coordinated night campaign. The raid, the 40th on Wilhelmshaven, caused extensive fires and damaged invasion ports. German bombers hit London and the east coast. two German planes were shot down. The Southampton cruiser was sunk after a blaze. Eagle torpedoed. Illustrious and Gallant damaged but reached port.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
Bremerhaven
Flushing
Air Ministry
Germany
Holland
Brest
France
RAF
Britain
English
Midlands
Admiralty
Stimson Warns Of Air Invasion Risk If British Fleet Falls
Secretary Stimson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States faces a high danger of invasion by air if the British navy is destroyed or surrendered. He noted naval strength limits and said air forces would accompany any land invasion, while acknowledging uncertainty about an Atlantic spanning bomber. He also endorsed lend lease aid to Britain and discussed potential U S defense capabilities and bases short of spanning the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
War Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Fish
R-Ny
Roosevelt
Britain
Fish
Atlantic
German Sailors To Be Moved To Ft. Stanton Camp
Justice department officials said 400 German sailors from the scuttled liner Columbus will be moved from Angel Island to Fort Stanton New Mexico on January 27 by train. They are not destined for the camp near Albuquerque as earlier announced. The sailors sank their ship to avoid capture and earlier reports of a nearby CCC camp were corrected amid a San Francisco uproar over six sailors reportedly sailing to Japan on the Asama Maru.
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Washington
Justice Department
Columbus
Fort Stanton
N. M
Angel Island
Albuquerque
Atlantic
CCC
U. S. Marine Hospital
San Francisco
Japan
A Woman's View Of World Politics at Roswell Rotary
Mrs. Powhatan Carter spoke on The International Situation from a woman's viewpoint at the Roswell Rotary Club meeting. She traced England’s prewar budget efforts and appeasement under Chamberlain, noting America’s similar errors and unprepared defense. Bozarian Danenberg gave a five minute resume on the American Legion program. Walter Fulbright announced a club assembly at seven next Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce urging large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozarian Danenberg
American Legion
Walter Fulbright
Chamber of Commerce
Committees Of Legislature To Be Named Today
SANTA FE New Mexico’s 15th legislative session moves to finalize its organization. The senate committee on committees will present recommendations to a 2 p m caucus for ratification. The house committee on committees works to adopt its list as members plan weekend adjournments for funeral services.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico
Senate
Committee On Committees
House
House Committee On Committees
C. R. Quintana
Gilbert Lopez
Hot Springs
Frank Worden
More Jap Threats At United States
Tokyo dispatch reports Japan Times urging withdrawal of the navy to home waters to keep Roosevelt pledge while Congress debates lend-lease aid to Britain. It argues US fleet at Hawaii signals expansion of national reach and invites hostility as US policy seeks to keep seas at home. Kokumin notes generals urge Tojo to pursue war aims amid US Japanese tensions.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan Times
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Britain
the Times
United States
Hawaii
East Asia
The
Times
America
Pearl Harbor
Government Information Bureau
U. S
Cordell Hull
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Domek Japanese
Yosuke Matsuoka
Kokumin
Eiki Tojo
China
Fumimaro Konoye
Illustrious: British carrier battered yet reaches port
Aboard Illustrious in the Mediterranean, the British aircraft carrier weathered a seven hour German air attack on Jan. 10 with 40 to 50 dive bombers and 1,000 pound bombs, yet moved under her own power to a safer port as British escorts and planes repelled the assault. The Vega was sunk during the convoy’s engagement, with 94 crew.
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Illustrious
Gallant
Wilhelmshaven
Catania
Sicily
Hitler
RAF
Mediterranean
Aviation Intelligence
Italy
Vega
Unsettled Weather Across the United States
Weather conditions show unsettled skies across most of the U S with cloudiness in the east and light rain and snow in the central plains and Pacific Northwest. No precipitation reported in New Mexico while freezing temperatures reach northern regions. Pleasant conditions extend from Roswell outward except to the northeast within 250 miles. Cleve Hallenbeck.
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United States
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Pacific Slope
Mountain States
New Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Texas
Arizona
Plains
Canada
Nebraska
Mountain District
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Sheriff Association to Push Law Enforcement Aid Bill
New Mexico Sheriffs and Police Association president Frank Young will chair an executive committee meeting on January 22 in Santa Fe to urge quick passage of legislation aiding law enforcement.
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Frank Young
The
New Mexico
Hoover urges lease lend bill be made clearer
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the House foreign affairs committee to draft clear definitions of the powers to be given Roosevelt in the aid to Britain bill. In a letter to Sol Bloom he warned against bitter public division and urged precision in outlining authority while supporting practical aid short of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Hoover
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Sol Bloom
Hoover
Britain
Swafford Pharmacy To Open in Few Days
Swafford Pharmacy will open soon at 500 1/2 West Second Street in the former Kiva drug store building. Tom Swafford, now a Roswell resident, will run the shop with prescriptions, full drug lines, fountain service and periodicals. His wife and two daughters plan to move in May or June. Swafford is a Tennessee licensed pharmacist graduate of the University of Tennessee and holds registrations in Tennessee, New Mexico and Mississippi. He belongs to Kiwanis and is a Master Mason, Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner. Mrs. Swafford is Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star in Spring City and president of the Garden Club.
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Swafford
West
Second Street
Kiva
Tom Swafford
Roswell
Spring City
Tenn
Pharmaceutical School of Chemistry
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
New Mexico
Mississippi
Kiwanis Club
Royal Arch Mason
Knight Templar
Shriner
Missing Alamogordo Woman Traced Through Four States
Mrs. Louis Carr, 52, her 20-year-old son Sam and a 17-year-old family friend disappeared after leaving Silver City to enroll Ray Osborne. Police issued a four-state alarm spanning Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California as investigators trace their movements from Deming to Mimbres Hot Springs.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Louis Carr
New Mexico
Sam
Osborne
Deming
Mimbres Hot Springs
Speight
el Paso
Texas
Arizona
California
Silver City
Carr
President Seeks 200 Merchant Ships for Emergency Fleet
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to build at least 200 steel cargo vessels on an emergency basis and for a $313,500,000 appropriation. He said the move is to guard against potential world cargo shortages and to enable rapid construction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Ben Duke Returns From Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque
Ben Duke of Carlsbad spent six weeks at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque and traveled home to 403 West College Blvd. His mother said he seemed much improved and he plans to return to work probably next week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Duke.
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Ben Duke
Carlsbad
W. W. Duke
West College Blvd
Veterans Hospital
Albuquerque
Thousands of National Guard Units Arrive Fort Bliss
About 24,000 soldiers moved into Fort Bliss for a year of training. Troop trains airplanes and convoys brought in units from Colorado Arkansas District of Columbia New Mexico Illinois and California joining existing regular army forces. The camp features a growing tent city as arrivals continue despite gale conditions.
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EL Paso
Tex
Fort Bliss
Rio Grande
120Th
Colorado National Guard
260Th Coast Artillery
District of Columbia
206Th Coast Artillery
Arkansas National Guard
Illinois National Guard
63Rd Artillery
California
Racing Today At Santa Anita
Kayak IT, the big black Argentine router of the C. S. Howard stable, returns to Santa Anita Park in a six furlong dash against Carmenita Augury and seven other contenders. Kayak weighed 126 lbs top, with a fast track forecast. Also a six furlong dash pools seven leading candidates for the February 12 Santa Anita Derby. Jockey Jack Westrope rode five winners yesterday.
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Los Angeles
C. S. Howard
Santa Anita Park
Carmenita
Augury
Washington Park
Barrancosa
Sassator Ra TI
Saint Andrews
Jack Westrope
Marshall elected assistant cashier of 1st National Bank
James Quinton Marshall has been connected with the First National Bank of Roswell for 17 years and was elected to the position by the board of directors. The Record yesterday omitted his name and corrected the error with an apology.
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James Quinton Marshall
First National Bank of
Roswell
Marshall
Frank McCarthy Honored At Dinner In Hagerman
Frank McCarthy of Hagerman state representative from Chaves county recently elected speaker of the House was honored at a dinner at the La Fonda Hotel Tuesday night by Willis Ford of Roswell who served Chaves county as representative for many years. Also present were Sen. John H. Mullis of Roswell Representatives Robert L. Daughtry of Roswell John G. Anderson of Dexter H. M. Dow and James M. H. Callender of Roswell Miss Eleanor Bedell Miss Grace S. Massie of Santa Fe and Miss Diantha Davis secretary to McCarty.
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Frank McCarthy
Hagerman
Chaves County
la Fonda
Willis Ford
Roswell
John H. Mullis
Robert L. Daughtry
John G. Anderson
Dexter
H. M. Dow
James M. H. Callender
Eleanor Bedell
Grace S. Massie
Santa Fe
Diantha Davis
Mr. McCary
C of C Officers To Be Elected Jan 21 Roswell event
Officers of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce for 1941 will be elected at the annual board meeting next Tuesday night January 21 at the Nickson Coffee Shop.
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C. of C
Roswell Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Nickson
Marriage Licenses Listed In Los Angeles Portales and Lubbock
Will Garland Mills and Charlotte Dorothy Voss both of Los Angeles receive marriage licenses along with Jack Whitehead of Portales and Georgie Lee Kizer of Lubbock.
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Will Garland Mills
Charlotte Dorothy Voss
Los Angeles
Jack Whitehead
Portales
Georgie Lee Kizer
Lubbock
Barbers Price Fixing Upheld by New Mexico High Court
In Santa Fe on January 16 the state supreme court upheld the barber board price fixing powers as constitutional. Justice Mabry penned the majority, agreeing with a lower court ruling by David Chavez Jr. Chief Justice Brice dissented without an immediate opinion. Do M Arnold of Chaves County had challenged the regulation arguing parity with butchers and questioned where such control ends.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Supreme Court
State Board of Barber Examiners
Mabry
Court of District
David Chavez, Jr
Brice
Do. M. Arnold
Chaves County
Worden Funeral To Be Friday In Hot Springs
Frank Worden former state land commissioner dies from automobile wreck injuries. Funeral set for Friday at 1 p m in Hot Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Hunter Lewis presiding. Body to be buried at Hillsboro after services. Masonic Lodge to conduct grave rites.
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Hot Springs
N. M
Frank Worden
Baptist Church
Worden
Artesia
Hunter Lewis
Mesilla Park Episcopal Church
Hillsboro
Masonic Lodge
Room for rent rents first caller at once
Mrs. Harry R. Carr of 502 South Lea placed a classified ad in the Record offering a room for rent. The first caller secured the room, though she noted it is rare that the right person is also the first to respond.
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Harry R. Carr
S. Lea
Mrs Carr praises classifieds while answering calls
The speaker thanks Mrs Carr and notes the classifieds keep working after the story is told. She suggests the busy scene of phone interruptions continues even after the piece is published, highlighting persistence of the column.
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Associated Press
Southampton
Eagle
Ft. Stanton Camp
Sen. Mullis
Boards of Regents
Albert Gonzales
Dona Ana
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Gonzales Association
Will Keleher
State College
Hit
Larry Allen
Cleve Hallenbeck
Sheriff-Police Assn
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
John Allen Phinizy
John P. Kelly
Tom Hall
Fred G. Rowell
Swafford Pharmacy
Veterans’ Hospital
200Th Coast Artillery
New Mexico National Guard
Santa Anita
Quinton Marshall
1St National Bank
Barbers
S Legal
Supreme Court of State
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